Bear Creek Habitat Enhancement
Anabranch Solutions Design and implementation
Eco Logical Research Design and monitoring
Mid John Day - Bridge Creek Watershed Council Coordination
Wheeler Soil and Water Conservation District Coordination
NOAA Fisheries Funding and monitoring
Project Goals and Objectives
The primary goal for the project is to increase the abundance of surface flow on intermittent sections Bear Creek during summer. This will provide increased quantity and quality of rearing habitat for juvenile steelhead.
Structure Construction Elements
BDA structures were largely built by installing post lines across the active channel and applying locally sourced willow with cobble and gravel at the base of each dam. Roughly 20 postless BDAs were also built within a ephemeral tributary near the treatment reaches.
Project Photos
Cover Photo